Researcher

Description

Calling all political obsessives! Do you want to build a career in political TV production? Do policy ideas, polling data and economic numbers fascinate you?



ITV’s flagship political programme PESTON is looking to bolster their team with a role perfect for those who want to develop their journalistic skills on a show that tries to make sense of the busy world of domestic and global politics.

You will gain a broad understanding of how PESTON is made, helping the team produce weekly live studio output and assisting with research and in studio production for top journalists Robert Peston and Pippa Crerar.

Core skills for this role would include:

- Passion for politics and a desire to specialise in covering the detail of British politics in particular
- Interest in data, polling and the facts that explain what is happening in politics and the economy
- Confidence in using numbers and explaining policy detail accurately
- Skills in or a willingness to learn about producing eye-catching and understandable graphics and data visualisation
- Enthusiasm for sharing your ideas and working closely with a lively team

If that sounds like you we’d be delighted if you got in touch!

We will be looking to talk to the best candidates in early September.


ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from Deaf, Disabled and neurodivergent people. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we’ll guarantee to take you to the next stage* (minimum criteria above).

* There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications

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Location

London

Posted on

19th Aug 2026

Apply by

26th Aug 2026